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Страница 1: ...0 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No ...
Страница 2: ...tial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be dete...
Страница 3: ...Tape Loading a tape 14 Playing a tape 14 Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording Recording Manually Program Edit 15 Timer recording radio programs 16 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 17 Selecting the sound effect 17 Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing 18 Selecting the surround effect 19 Other Features Enhancing video game sound Game Sync 19 Changing the spectrum analyzer display 19 Si...
Страница 4: ...8 20 ENTER 0 8 10 12 16 18 21 22 GAME eg 19 23 GAME EQ 2 17 18 GROOVE 3 17 KARAOKE PON 2 es 20 MD VIDEO qg 22 23 MIC jack 2 e 19 MIC LEVEL control 2 wj 19 20 MOVIE EQ 9 17 18 MUSIC EQ 6 17 18 P FILE qa 18 PHONES jack qk PLAY MODE 7 9 10 PTY DIRECTION 7 13 REC PAUSE START wd 15 REPEAT 7 10 SPECTRUM 7 19 STEREO MONO 7 12 TAPE A B qf 14 15 TUNER MEMORY 7 11 TUNER BAND qd 11 12 VIDEO jack ef 23 VOLUME...
Страница 5: ...SET 3 8 16 21 D SKIP ql 9 10 EFFECT ON OFF qa 18 ENTER qf 8 10 12 16 18 21 22 GAME qk 19 23 MD VIDEO 9 22 23 P FILE qd 18 PRESET EQ qg 17 SLEEP 1 21 SURROUND 0 19 TAPE A B 8 14 15 TUNER BAND qh 11 12 VOL 7 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS v V b B qs M fast forward TUNING 5 go back PRESET 5 1 power 4 x stop 5 nN play 5 X pause 5 go forward PRESET 5 m rewind TUNING 5 ...
Страница 6: ... only the stripped portion Red Solid 3 Black Stripe 2 Connect the surround speakers MHC RG60 only Connect the speaker cords from the rear surround speakers to the appropriate SURROUND SPK OUT PUT jacks as shown below R L Getting Started Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories 3 5 4 2 1 Insert only the stripped por...
Страница 7: ...round speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard Positioning the speakers MHC RG60 only 1 Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position 4 For models with a voltage selector set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage 120V 220V 230 240V 5 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet The demonstration appears in the display When you press 1 the system turns ...
Страница 8: ...Power Saving Mode To cancel the Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY once to show the demonstration or twice to show the clock display When carrying this system Perform the following procedure to protect the CD mechanism 1 Make sure that all discs are removed from the unit 2 Hold down CD and then press 1 until STANDBY appears When you release the buttons LOCK appears 3 Unplug the AC power cord Insertin...
Страница 9: ...ay CONTINUE ALL DISCS Normal Play All CDs in the disc tray continuously CONTINUE 1DISC Normal Play The CD you have selected in original order SHUFFLE ALL DISCS Shuffle Play The tracks on all CDs in random order SHUFFLE 1DISC Shuffle Play The tracks on the CD you have selected in random order PROGRAM Program Play The tracks on all CDs in the order you want them to be played see Programing CD tracks...
Страница 10: ...ce Selection However if a CD is used in a program play does not start even if you press CD 1 3 Remove a CD Press Z OPEN CLOSE Exchange other CDs while playing Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Play repeatedly Repeat Play Press REPEAT during play until REPEAT ALL or REPEAT 1 appears REPEAT ALL For all the tracks on the CD up to five times REPEAT 1 For a single track only To cancel playing repeatedly press ...
Страница 11: ...seconds t Effect status Tuner Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 20 stations for FM and 10 stations for AM 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press and hold m or M or TUNING on the remote until the frequency indication starts to change then release it Scanning stops automatically when the system tunes in a station TUNED and STEREO for a stereo program appear 3 Press TUN...
Страница 12: ...ls The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the system While holding down ENTER turn the system back on When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Tip The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the pow...
Страница 13: ...e may not appear in the display Locating a station by program type PTY You can locate a station you want by selecting a program type The system tunes in the type of programs currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the tuner s preset memory The types of programs include NEWS AFFAIRS current news INFO SPORT EDUCATE education programs DRAMA CULTURE SCIENCE VARIED interviews games an...
Страница 14: ...ide t Deck B reverse side For MHC DX20 RG30 after the playback of the front side of deck A deck B repeats the sequence five times To Do this Stop play Press x Pause Press X Press again to resume play Fast forward or rewind Press m or M Remove the cassette Press Z Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track AMS To go forward Press during playback when N lights TAPE A or TAPE B 1 ap...
Страница 15: ... in the station you want to record 5 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides 6 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts To stop recording Press x Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE A B to select deck B after step 1 Press nN to start playback of the reverse side then press x when you want to start recording The TA...
Страница 16: ...he minute then press ENTER Recording a CD by specifying track order Program Edit When programing make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape 1 Load a CD and load a recordable tape into deck B 2 Press CD 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM appears in the display 4 Press one of DISC 1 3 to select a CD 5 Press or until the desired track appears in...
Страница 17: ...ce the bass and create a more powerful sound The GROOVE setting is ideal for music sources and the V GROOVE setting is ideal for video sources movies VCDs Press GROOVE Every time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows GROOVE ON t V GROOVE ON t GROOVE OFF The volume switches to power mode the equalizer curve changes and the GROOVE indicator lights up Selecting the sound effe...
Страница 18: ...Frequency band Frequency level 2 Press and hold P FILE A PERSONAL FILE number appears in the display 3 Press P FILE repeatedly to select P FILE 1 3 where you want to store the equalizer setting 4 Press ENTER COMPLETE appears This setting is automatically stored as the PERSONAL FILE you selected in step 3 To Press Selecting the sound effect continued Standard music sources MOVIE EQ Effect ROCK POP ...
Страница 19: ...u press the button the display changes as follows PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t PATTERN OFF No display Singing along Karaoke MHC DX30 DX20 only You can sing along by turning down the singer s voice You need to connect an optional microphone 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone control level 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC continued Selecting the surround effect Press S...
Страница 20: ...e deviates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor Mixing and recording sounds 1 Do the procedure for Singing along steps 1 through 5 Then load a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press the function button of the source you want to record e g CD When you want to record from TAPE A press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE A is selected 3 Press REC PAUSE START Deck B stands...
Страница 21: ...et time Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the time on page 8 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Load a CD To start from a specific track make a program see Programing CD tracks on page 10 Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play facing forward Radio Tune in the preset station you want see Listening to the radio on page 12 2 Adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on...
Страница 22: ...ILY 2 then press ENTER Change the setting Start over from step 1 Cancel the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press v or V repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Tip The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Notes You cannot activate DAILY 1 and DAILY 2 Timer at the same time When you use the Sleep Timer Daily Timer will not turn on the system until the Sleep Ti...
Страница 23: ...jacks on the front panel of the system Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the rear panel of the system to the video input of a TV using the optional video cable To listen to the sound of the connected video game machine press GAME To the video output of the video game machine GAME To the video input of a TV Notes The video game machine image may appear on the TV screen even if the system is turned off ...
Страница 24: ... lens inside the CD player Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your stereo system please consult your nearest Sony dealer Notes on CDs Before playing clean the CD with a cleaning cloth Wipe the C...
Страница 25: ...o the stereo system Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR The sound from the connected source is distorted If VIDEO appears in the display when you press MD VIDEO switch the display to MD see Hooking up the optional A V components on page 22 0 00 or 12 00 AM flashes in the display A power interruption occurred Set the clock and timer settings again The timer does not function Set the cloc...
Страница 26: ...ized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 24 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 24 There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads on page 24 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized see...
Страница 27: ...MHC RG60 DIN power output rated 80 80 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 100 100 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Music power output reference 180 180 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD MHC RG40 DIN power output rated 65 65 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 80 80 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Music power output reference 150 150 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz...
Страница 28: ...enna AM loop antenna Antenna terminals External antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Specifications continued Speaker North American and European models Front speaker SS RG60 for MHC RG60 Front speaker SS RG40 for MHC RG40 Speaker system 3 way 3 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Sub Woofer 13 cm cone type Woofer 13 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimension...
Страница 29: ...pean models MHC RG60 175 watts MHC RG40 140 watts MHC RG30 110 watts MHC RG60 RG40 RG30 0 5 watts at the Power Saving Mode Other models MHC DX30 175 watts MHC DX20 110 watts Dimensions w h d Approx 280 325 421 mm Mass North American models HCD RG60 Approx 9 5 kg HCD RG40 Approx 9 0 kg HCD RG30 Approx 8 0 kg European models HCD RG60 Approx 10 0 kg HCD RG40 Approx 9 0 kg HCD RG30 Approx 8 5 kg Other...
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